Reviews tagging 'Colonisation'

Morning Star by Pierce Brown

6 reviews

cc0906's review against another edition

adventurous challenging fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Gore, Physical abuse, Colonisation, Child death, Murder, Medical trauma, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Grief, Genocide, Confinement, Torture, Vomit, Violence, Bullying, Slavery, Kidnapping, and Blood

jpw's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

With the third book, I found the structure and style becoming tedious. The continued cycle of 'triumph, betrayal, hopelessness, clever triumph, repeat' didn't hook me. Meticulously detailed sequences leave nothing to the imagination, making the multiple battle and torture sequences exhausting. The crassness of multiple charcters is cartoonish and grating, as the same bits play out in the same way for a thind book in a row. Ultimately the vision of revolution is interesting but the journey to get there is less so

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, Gore, Violence, War, Alcohol, Classism, Colonisation, and Murder

Minor: Genocide, Slavery, and Sexual violence

lemonwrlds's review

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Gore, Death, Murder, War, Police brutality, Grief, Toxic friendship, Torture, Sexual content, Slavery, Cannibalism, Body horror, Racism, Gun violence, Pregnancy, Physical abuse, Medical trauma, Genocide, Injury/Injury detail, Hate crime, Fire/Fire injury, Emotional abuse, Eating disorder, Classism, Colonisation, Blood, Animal death, Alcohol, and Abandonment

fierymoon's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

im mesmerized i cant form a proper sentence rn

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Genocide, Gore, Torture, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Murder, Violence, Blood, and War

Moderate: Grief, Misogyny, Sexism, and Colonisation

Minor: Cannibalism, Medical content, and Suicide

laguerrelewis's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

This is my favorite installment in the Red Rising series so far. A lot of my previous complaints are less glaring here—the female characters are treated less like sexual objects (though, ultimately, almost every one invariably finds themselves smitten with a man and swayed by whatever he wants), the core of the book felt a lot stronger, and the stylized narration didn’t grate on me this time around. Pierce Brown’s strength certainly lies in his ability to create a sweeping, epic battlefield, with twists and turns that keep you on the edge of your seat. I felt myself caring for the characters and their fates more than I had before, though I will admit some of the “twists” were unfortunately over-telegraphed. If you liked the last two installments, I see no reason why you wouldn’t enjoy this one!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Drug use, Gun violence, Colonisation, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Torture, Excrement, Genocide, Kidnapping, Violence, War, Blood, Medical content, Suicidal thoughts, Classism, and Confinement

chris_reads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny inspiring sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Colonisation, Confinement, Gore, Grief, Murder, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, and War

Moderate: Classism, Death of parent, Slavery, Drug use, Genocide, Grief, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Cannibalism, Child abuse, Torture, Trafficking, and Vomit